I Timothy 2 Research Paper

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James Fowler, and American theologian, was quoted as saying, “Rather women accept God’s holy order and character by being humbly and unobtrusively respectful and receptive in functional subordination to God, church leadership, and husbands.” Women should carry out their roles only to the extent of the Bible’s limitations.
Women should be allowed to teach, but not have authority over men. I Timothy 2:12 (KJV) says, “But I suffer [allow] not a woman to teach, nor to usurp [take] authority over the man…” Paul, the writer of I Timothy, is trying to tell us that women are to be under men. For example, Adam was created first, then Eve was created from him. Also, Jesus chose twelve men as His primary disciples. However, women were included in the
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Women are fully capable of teaching. The Bible, though, makes it clear that they are not to teach men in particular. About 80% of elementary and middle school teachers are female. Since women are typically the primary caregivers at home, they tend to be more interested in teaching. More than men, they like to relate others in their teaching. Of course, this isn’t to say that men aren’t good teachers.
Both men and women, alike, sin, but I Timothy 2:14 (NIV) says, “And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner.” This doesn’t mean that Adam didn’t sin either, but Eve did sin first. Genesis 3 tells us how Eve fell to temptation, then offered some of the forbidden fruit to Adam, causing them both to sin. It can be argued that that doesn’t make women dumber than men. In fact, men and women often score similar IQs. In general, there really isn’t much intelligence difference.
Others might say that women should have equal rights, especially in America. I would have to agree. However, being equal doesn’t mean that men and women have the same roles. Each are respectively called to different work. Women are instructed, in the Bible, to be